Gov. Ron DeSantis Points To Increased Testing As Reason For State's Surge In COVID-19 Cases
Governor Ron DeSantis talked about the spike in COVID-19 cases across the state in Tallahassee on Tuesday afternoon.
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Governor Ron DeSantis talked about the spike in COVID-19 cases across the state in Tallahassee on Tuesday afternoon.
There were tense moments Tuesday afternoon as shots were fired near downtown Miami and police raced to the scene.
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is canceling their annual free Slurpee day because of "the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic."
A section of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's hurricane hunter base in Lakeland was closed for additional cleaning earlier this month after five employees tested positive for COVID-10.
The scholarships were awarded as part of a partnership between the Heat and BankUnited.
More than a month after Gov. Ron DeSantis began restarting Florida's economy, his administration has not issued guidance for how state agencies should reopen offices to workers and the public.
America is full of a bunch of unhappy people. According to a new poll, Americans haven't been this unhappy in 50 years.
Broward County Public Schools' Class of 2020 high school graduates are being treated to what is being described as "a never-before, history-making augmented reality," as part of their virtual graduation experience.
Two state-operated welcome centers opened to the public Monday for the first time since March, while the coronavirus pandemic keeps two others locked up.
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of an off-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer over the weekend.
Friends and family are mourning the death of 19-year-old Oluwatoyin Salau, a Black Lives Matter protester who was found dead after disappearing earlier this month.
Key West workers installed four permanent rainbow crosswalks Monday at the intersection of Duval and Petronia streets, in the heart of the island's LGBTQ entertainment district.
A South Florida python hunter, known as the Python Cowboy, recently captured a monster sized snake in the Everglades in a battle that left him bloodied and bruised.
LGBTQ advocates are hailing Monday's landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are covered by federal anti-discrimination laws, but they say Florida needs to do more.
Broward County is reopening some indoor entertainment activities Monday including bowling alleys, arcades and movie theaters with reduced capacity and other restrictions.
Flights in South Florida, including at Miami-International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, have been impacted because of the powerful blizzard slamming the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Monday.
Millions of people in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast have been blasted by a potentially historic blizzard, with many locations seeing more than two feet of snow on Monday.
A red flag warning was issued for all of South Florida on Monday due to ongoing drought conditions, gusty winds and low relative humidity.
Red flag warnings were issued for all of South Florida on Monday due to dangerous fire weather conditions, and that has led to a NEXT Weather Alert.
A red flag warning was issued for all of South Florida, and the Florida Highway Patrol is urging drivers in Collier County to use caution as a wildfire burns near I-75.
A new congressional map will almost certainly sail through Florida's Republican controlled Legislature without any changes or substantive debate.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Officers responded to reports of a crash just before 8 a.m. in the 1200 block of northwest 188th Street.
A toasty Tuesday is ahead for South Florida, but it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
Beran A. was arrested after a tip from U.S. intelligence services just before the first of Swift's three planned Vienna concerts in August 2024 .
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
King Charles III will deliver a rare address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday before attending a state dinner at the White House.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
The day after a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump sat down with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for a "60 Minutes" interview to talk about his experience.
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a Florida couple who alleged their parental rights were violated by a now-revised school board policy on students' gender identity.
Cole Allen was charged Monday in federal court with three counts including attempt to assassinate the president.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
